2 Samuel 1:13
11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?
15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
- KJV
- And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
- WEB
- David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.”
- ASV
- And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.
- DARBY
- And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.
- BLB
- And David said to the young man who told him, “From where [are] you?” And he answered, “I [am] a son of a sojourning man, an Amalekite.”
- ÅB
- Så spurte David gutten som var kommet med tidenden til ham: Hvor er du fra? Han svarte: Jeg er sønn av en amalekitt som er flyttet inn her.
- OTB
- David spurte da den unge mannen som hadde brakt rapporten: «Hvor er du fra?» Han svarte: «Jeg er sønn av en fremmed, en amalekitt.»
- B1930
- Så spurte David gutten som var kommet med tidenden til ham: Hvor er du fra? Han svarte: Jeg er sønn av en amalekitt som er flyttet inn her.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 1:8
And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
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